{"id":130182,"date":"2020-11-06T13:31:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T23:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=130182"},"modified":"2020-11-09T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T00:25:39","slug":"international-student-hawaii-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/11\/06\/international-student-hawaii-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> international students brought $173M<\/abbr> to Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s economy"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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International students in the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> 10-campus system contributed more than $82.2 million in direct spending to the state\u2019s economy in 2019, that led to a total economic output of more than $173 million for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. Those findings were in The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii – Calendar Year 2019<\/em><\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> international students are responsible for about 45% of the $381.2 million dollars in direct and indirect spending by international students in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in 2019.<\/p>\n

“International students have positively contributed to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and our economy for many years,” said DBEDT<\/abbr> Director Mike McCartney. “They have helped to expand our marketing and promotion efforts to reinforce the message that Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is a place where the world comes to learn.”<\/p>\n

The economic impact of international students goes well beyond paying for tuition and fees, according to the DBEDT<\/abbr> report:<\/p>\n